Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-28
A LONG FAST.
A WOMAN WITHOUT FOOD FOR HIrTY-
ONE DAYS.
A Remarkable Case In North carolins--
Grand Lodge Knights Of Homer
Current Notes.
,speciai telegram to the Di,patch.l


Green, OF Cumberland county, has been
fasting fifty-oue days. She had been
very Ill with heart disease for some
time, and has swallowed nothing-not
even water. Yestor1ay-the fifty-sec-
ond day Of her fast-she took table
spoonful of chicken broth.
The third biennial session OF the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor OF
North Carolina met at Washington to-
DAY. Tie officers of the GraDd Lodge
ere: Il. i. Lewis, past grand dictator I;
J. T. Legrand, grand dictator; +. NJ.
Nadal, grand vice dictator; $. G. bod
SOD. grand assistant dictator Rev. s.
A. Bike, grand chaplain; II. G. Col
ton. grand reporter 5. g. Scoield,
| Grand treasurer; y. Jacob, grand
| guide 4. +. Crabtree, grand sentinel !;
DR.. ". J. II. Bellamy, State medical
examiner. The order has a member
ship in this State of $500.
Governor Scales to-day appointed
magistrates for Northampton county III
place of those who failed TO qualify.
Ii is reported that the lighthouse at
Paid Head, near Wilmington, is badly
damaged 10y lightning stroke.
Near Pittsbcro' Sanders iTarwool
had his ann caught in whcat-thresher
The limb was nearly torn off and am
putetiOn was necessary.
The contract has been awarded for
the construction Of the new court
house Tor PcItic county.
TPE FAENrHs ORGANIZING.
The farmers are a! last doing what
in North Carolina they have mover
heretofore done-that is, organizing in
associations and cluhG. Much more
unity OF effort has been secured than
was ever expected, when the diversity
| Cf ideas end clements is considered.
In over twenty counties the farmers
have regularly organized and formed
county clubs. Good material is in
these. and if their ideas are carried out
great benefits will result. 1t il, how
ever, extremely difficult to hold the
farmers together. There is certainly
more unity of sentiment now than ever
| before. In Chatham county last Satur
day the farmers held very large con
vention and organized. Speeches were
made 10y many Influential men-by Mr..
W. S. Primrose, president of the Board
of Directors of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. 1t is certain that
the assemblages of farmers this year
are to be larger than ever before. At
Mount Holly, at Concord, and at Ashe-
vile they will gather in great num-
bers. The display of grains and grasses
at Asheville, August 4th, it is learned,
will be far larger than was at first ex-
pocted. Mr.. Robinson, the Commits
sIonor of Agriculture, viii that day adj
dr' IS the farmers.
HE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE.
Mr.. W. 6. Primrose says that the
rcnitentiaIy is now ready to deliver
80, eco bricks for this building. Active
work will net begin until September
lst. The grounds will be put in shape
for work by being graded and terraced.
The buildings are to be spacious. The
idea in regard to the main building is
that it shall combine the best features
of all such structures i'll the country
which the committee visited and so
carefully examined.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, &C.
An refractory is to be constructed at
Durham ct once with ten tons daily ca
pacity.
Work on the railway from Winston
to Wilkesboro' is to begin in twenty
days, it is said, and the construction
Of the branch of the Richmond and
Tanville to Mocksvillei is to begin about
the same time. All arrangements have
been made for the quick completion of
these roads.
Greensboro falls in line with Raleigh,
Charlotte, and Durham, and will have
streot-railway. The franchise has
been granted. There is yet a hitch
about Asheville's streetrailway. aud
that at Wilmington appears to be at
standstill.